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Rejected Beatles demo tape resurfaces and is up for auction
he Beatles demo tape that record label Decca overlooked — a decision branded the biggest mistake in music history — has resurfaced and is up for auction, according to newspapers. Recorded on New Year’s Day 1961, Decca artists and repertoire man Dick Rowe passed over the Liverpool group and signed…
Paul McCartney looks back on his life as he turns 70
His ballad “Yesterday” is one of the most covered songs in history — but as he turns 70 on Monday, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney shows no signs of settling back to reflect on his extraordinary past. Fresh from wowing huge crowds at Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee concert and with another…
Robot band covers The Beatles’ ‘Come Together’
Researchers at the Drexel University Engineering Lab recently showcased four of their humanoid robots doing something robots don’t typically participate in: playing in a band. And if that weren’t enough, they’re even covering The Beatles’ “Come Together,” written by John Lennon. In a video published to YouTube this week, The…
Beatles hits finally become mobile phone ringtones
Hits from The Beatles have finally joined the chorus of ringtones available for mobile phones. Catchy 30-second snippets from more than two dozen of the famed 1960s British rock band’s top tunes are available exclusively at Apple’s online iTunes shop, a message said Wednesday on official website thebeatles.com. “Fans around…
Mad Men Tuesday: Secrets, Lies, and Things Get Very Ancient Greek-ish
Well, that episode was completely packed with iconic images of the 60s that are, above all other things, forward-looking and revolutionary: the Playboy Club, NASA, the Beatles. It was also all about female sexuality, though not as thoroughly as last week’s episode was about female power. You had commodification of…
Why the paranoia isn’t completely off-base
Photo from dday. Yes, that’s a real book. I know I’m going to sound like a broken record on this, but it’s because the wingnuts keep acting like a broken record, but the yanking their kids out of school thing? It’s amusing to me that Obama is being accused of…
And now for the end of that story
When we last left the saga of Jamie’s Big Trip to Vegas, I had offered to tell the story of how I almost ruined the entire trip at the last moment. You’ll recall (if you have a very good memory) that we went to Vegas so that Jamie could see…
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